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Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
ACCIDEN DEATH.
The Inquest on the Body Of
john Henry.

john Henry.
An inquest was held yesterday at
Ponet and Orr- undertaking rooms on
the man killed Sunday night. The
Jury rendered the following verdict :
that the name OF the deceased WAS
John Henry, IA married man 90 years
old ami native of France, and that
he came to his death by injuries sus-
tainedaay being accidentally ,un over
by az. zine OF the California Cen
trail Ran. III Company in said Com
panies yaii, and that the accident
was unavoidable.
From partner of the deceased
named Franci co Larroux, the 10 low
iny staten mt wa. eiicile,t: am IL
laborer. La night between q and :
O'Clock, after we had supper, he start
ed ahead OF me to get some sheet iron
to fix up his .hanly. He went down
IT, track toward the south. L tarte I,
d, I'm the track after him to help him
oct t ,e sheet IRON AMI ties. L heard
an engine coming and got off the
track and let it pass ne. l then
called to the decea-e but did n t yet
any answer. | kept on walking down
the track. vent about twenty steps
when found his boot, Of the it 10 It.
l kept looking f''r him and found his
body in the center of the track at the
Seventh street crossing. He was
killed about 30J yards rom where he
slept. vent back and notified the
engineer Of the occurrence AMI the
body was removed from the track
The deceased was h lrd OF hearing
The engine bell was ringing when II
passed me. 1t Was very dark at the
time. The ensin err, whose name Is
John Upton, sail he felt no Jar on the
engine and did not know he had run
over the man until his partner came
up and told him.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
To Eastern visitors.

Tourists, Eastern visitors, end per
sons resident in this section should
send all their old friends at their old
homes copy OF the
ILLUSTRATED HERALD,
This publication contains As pages
OF the most carefully prepared statis-
tical and descriptive matter about all
matters of interest in Southern Cali
fornia. The pages are profusely and
beautifully illustrated with superb
cuts of buildings, scenes, ETC., of the
country. This medium will convey
more information concerning us than
any other extant. 1t was specially
prepared for the recent G. A. K. En-
campment at st. Louis, and vast
number of the work was distributed
there. A small number remains or
hand at this office, and these are rap
idly growing less. Come in and look
at it.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
n. WitSEN DANGER,
25 West First St.
TOURISP>' PARK TRACT co

CAPITAL, 100000; 1900 SHARES OF
u 800. $50 cash, balance in one years.
8 per cent. interest. The purpose OF
this company Is to buy 40 acres on P1co b.
to build on item or more boarding houses ana
hotels, such to cost not less than $4,000,
around beautiful park When these I'M
prOvements are all completed, the 1000 lots
will be sold at greatly advanced prices, say
$500 to $500 each. 1t is expected that no
to be paid in, aud that all moneys will be
paid back with very large profits to share
holders in less than one year. Shares are
selling fast by T. Wtesendanger, % West
First street.
wILDERsON STATION TRACT,
consisting of 1877 acres, one and half
miles from citv limits. The steam street
railroad on Vermont avenue passes in front
of this tract, and Wilderson Station, on
the Ballona Harbor railroad, Is on it
This tract can be subdivid into lots and
sold as q townsite Immediately at a great
profit. This is rare chance for capitalists
endanger, 25 West First street.
80 acres at Anaheim, highly improved
orchard and vineyard. with 40 shares OF
water, $3.50 per acre.
40 acres. with water, Anaheim. unim-
proved, . 90 per acre.
30 acres, Auaheim, alongside irrigating
ditch, 500 an acre.
Shares in Tourists Park tract, $50 cash.
Lot s3, Park lila tract, II 800, 1900 eash'
Lots II and ~. Park villa tract, $4,000
81 $50 cash.
Lot 10, Park villa tract, $225O-$1125
cash.
Lot l2O, Park Villa tract, $1,000, $1,000
cash.
t12, Kiefer tract, 81 500. $1,000 cash.
Lot "a. Kiefer tract, $1,000, 800 cash.
Lot I24, Kiefer tract 1920 1886 cash.
T. WIESENDANGER,
nOyf,-Im 25 West First st,
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
L.nWcil mud Els Profits.

Lowell's literary work has always
beel serious, hut hl5 neve lone for ii
pc 'uniaty end. He is awar', as all
ScrupulouI authors are, that Il man
can not be phi /. financially spe liking
for con1cIenti,US litera y labor, and
would b. foolish to expect to be. He
inheriie 4 some property, his Cam
mi lie home intla lie an h IS always
kept his naturally luxurious tastes
within the mits ii his ny no means
plnthoric purse. His only living child,
ID laughter, is happily and atllhentl
married, AMI being wilower for the
second ime. he has no none
t,ry responsibilities beyond himself
Save for the fact that his late
wife WAS an invalid, he coul |
not afforded to accept the ministry to
he Court Of st. James, as that re-
lit.ved hi u from diplomatic entertain
ing. He has repette lily held salaried
positions, such AZ professor OF mod I'm
languages an bellies l-ttres at Har-
ward, the edtorSlip of the atlantic
and North american, and they have
been material help to him. His
royalties from his books are small
only few hundred, l believe. and he
has often felt the need of money tn
crafty his art loving nature. 1t is re-
ported Of him that some quii-nunc
asked him his idea of heaven, and
that he replied: "The possession OF
% much wealth that you are not
Obliged to think of what you spend. >
While this was designed as Aippancy
TO get rid of a bore, it no doubt con-
tanned some expression OF conscious
lack Of what he wo Id greatly enjoy.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15

Senator Ingalls, closed his eloquent
speech at the Philadelphia Academy
banquet with this prediction: "And
[ doubt not that when the next CEN
tennial of the Constitution is cele-
brated in this place and at this ami
yersary, it will be celebrated by the
representatives of a mighty, indissolu-
Die continental republic whose shores
will extend from the waters of the
frozen zone to the warm waves OF the
tropic sea.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
LIVER MORE VALLEY,
Alameda County, Cal.
About 1000 Acres of the Best Land
OF THE ROSE BLACK TRACT,

About 1000 ores of the Best Land
Of THE ROSE BLACK TRACT,
ABIDING the beautiful tree uncovered town
of PieasaUtOn, ae now for the first time
off .red for sale in small subdivisions. The
sol OF the Black ranch has long been well
KIN Iwn as equal TO the best in California
TIL u Of the Rose II act is equally good
The land offered is all moist, but never
Overf1OWs.
For Fruit, one-half Of this land has nn
superior, as surrounding orch ,rds Will at
test. 1t is a deep. well-drai led, alluyia
loan, which has produced ton of wheat to
the acre in the dryest season ever seen in
this State. Two tons of barley to the acre is
a common crop on this land.
For Vegetables and kindred CROP
where. Hop fields, blackberry,
stra W berry and asparagu ~ beds, and
large acreage of potatoes, neets, CAR
r0ts, squash and Pufnpk ins, OF coun
harvested on the land. A com non crop OF
potatoes is 200 sacks per acre; OF ca 'rots.
rs to 100 tons; other products in proper
ton. Is unequalled for the suga" beet AL
falfa produces four crops year. A.
There is not an acre OF any but the yer!
best land offered. The tracts have been
opened up by wide, graded avenues, aud
will be sold in small plots, of from five
acres upwards.
No better tract of land has ever been sub
divided in California. American families
are deriving a comfortable support from
two or three acres of this land
This is "a Veritable Garden Spot
of the Earth,. where a generous soil
md every needed climatic condition, : ield'
results which seem almost fabulous.
No dead water, no malaria no fogs.
Livermore valley nestles among the high
rugged ridges of the Coast Range, and T.
exposed to neither the cold winds of the
coast, nor the great heat OF the interior
The climate is as near perfection as this
world affords.
But AZ miles from San Francisco, on Liv
ermore Division of c. P. r. Two mail
daily. Telegraph and telephone facilities
Free carriages at Pleasanton, al all times.
to convey parties over the land. 1t may a ST.
be seen by Joining the excursion to Pleas
anton, Saturday, Nov. 10,
Terms of Sale 10 per cent. down; one
third in % DAYS: balance in L, 2 and years
at per cent. interest
A large number OF plats of this land have
already been sold. This sale will close out
the rem ainder.
For maps. or further particulars address,
STANLEY 4 BA kTLETT.
Pleasanton, Cal.
Or call on f. r. LILIENTHAL, 100 Front
street. San Francisco. oct14-1m
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
Killed at Wilmington.

Word was received here yesterday
afternoon that boy had been killed
b, train at Wilmington. So tar as
could be learned here the boy had
been stealing ride on a train and
fell I'm Ter the cars, which passed over
his body, killing him instantly. Cor
oner Meredith went to Wilmington to
hold an inquest and fall particulars
will be known TO-DAY.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
SUDDEN DEATH.
An Unknown Nnan Dies IN u
Lodging HOuse.

hlOuSshS
Yesterday afternoon a man, as YET
unidentified, entered Smiths lodging
house, on Commercial street, and
said he wanted room to lie down in,
as he was very sick. He was shown
a room, but he showed that he was SO
ill that the proprietor of the lodging
house thought it best to send to the
County Hospital for DR.. Maynard.
Instead OF I,r. Maynard attending to
the matter, steward was
sent to convey the man to
the hospital, but by the
time he arrived the man was in a
diving condition and before medical
aid could be summoned he was past
recovery. H. Was removed to Ponet
& Orr, undertaking rooms where he
awaits Identification. He Is about
forty years of age, with bald head,
medium build, weight about l60 lbs.
medium height, plainly but neatly
dressed and appears rs if he was a
business man. An inquest will b.
held this morning.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
BRYANT, ARNOLD 4 CO.,
Milwaukee Furniture Company.

Have opened their elegant salesroom at the
corner of Main and Fourth streets with full
line of FURNITURE, CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS,
LINoLEUM5, LACE CURTAINS and WIN
DOW SHADES All of the latest designs, and
new, which are now being offered at lower
prices than ever before known in this city.
All goods warranted as represented or money
refunded All are cordially invited 10 call and
examine our goods We manufacture all our
parlor goods and b, ddin,
NJ lin
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
AMUSEM ENTS.
sc Caught I'm n Corner" Mt the
Grand Opera House.


Grand Opera House.
The performance OF Caught IN a
Corner at the Grand Opera House
last evening by the M. B. Curtis COM
plny attracted very large audience
and tonight it is sure to draw a
larger, ii possible. The play hinges
upon the endeavors OF two large and
influential spectators to outwit one
another in big corner" on wheat.
Mr., VIM. Lansing, as "John s uart, I"
arranges the corner, and when he
gets everything ready to ''let go"
finds that he has a determined clique
to oppose him, the leader Of
which is MIR. J. B. Murphy,
as Richard Sharp" Sharp,
Who is risking his entire fortune,
proves a most INSCRIPTIONS villain.
But Mr.. Stuart has IN my friends, OF
whom Mr.. M. B. Curtis, a. Isaac
Greenwald, is chief, and after very
clsse shave the Villains clique is frozen
out and the Bears" triumph. The
mainstay of the performance was the
acting of MIR. Curtis.
Caught In a Corner will be repeated
tonight and to-morrow's matinee and
night. Alvin Joslin will occupy the
boards for the remainder OF the week.
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
ANOTHER RUNAWAY.

n MAN knocked Down and ~
wagon Smashed.
About 2:30 yesterday afternoon a
teamster was engaged in dumping dir
near Naud's warehouse on Upper
Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-11-15
Margaret NIather.

Next week will see the Grand
Opera House crowded to its utmost
capacity, for Margaret Mather with
one of the best companies on the road
will appear. Speaking OF the per-
formance in San Francisco the Alta
has the following: AS a thunder
storm purifies the atmosphere, so the
Shakespearean tragedy or drama
seems to have a wholesome and puri-
fying effect upon the air of the theatre
Certainly nothing more suggestive Of
purity can we'll be realized than he
Juliet of Margaret Mather, as por-
rayed at the Baldwin Theatr,. las
night in Shakespeare's beautiful and
pathetic love tragedy OF Romeo and
Juliet" So much had been promised
ior Miss Mather that anticipations
had been IA sed to an extent
which some OF her best friends in
this city feared could only result in
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05
CRIME AND CRIMINALS

AN unknown person Monday night
maliciously ruined 5000 yards of fancy
goods on the looms in the Manvil.e Com
pany's cotton mill at Man vile, r. l.
SSCHELLENBFRGER, convicted of killing
his little daughter, was lynched by a mob
at Nebraska City, Saturday night His
last words were a threat to haunt the ex-
ecutioners.
OBADIAH SHAW, young man, is under
arrest at Logansport, Ind, for abducting
Miss Lowra Horn, whose parents objected
10 Shaw's attentions to their daughter.
There Is much excitement, and even
lynchiug is hinted at.
OK a farm near Falmouth, KY, Wednes-
day morning John Neave deliberately
shot and killed his father, who visited the
farm to get his share of the crop of
wheat. A mob is being organized to lysch
the parricide.
SrANYARD, who shot Alice Hancock be-
cause she refused to marry him, was, Mon
day, at Youngstol., Ohio, sentenced to be
hanged Nov. Is, next. After his doom
had been pronounced the culprit calmly
asked, "Is that allg'
BuBEAR, the English oarsman, has
written letter charging hanlan with
crook edness. He alleges that when Han
Ian was beaten by Teemer he for spite
| gave Teemer's letters to the public, and
| that Hanlsn went into that race thinking
| it had been arranged for him to win It.
Ar West Leisepriug, Pa, Monday
/ morning, striking Hangarians attacked
/ miners on their way to work. The Hun
/ garians were quickly routed, one of their
nrmber being knocked down and danger
I ously beaten with the bntt of rifle by q
/ Pinkerton man. Warrants were issued
/ for the rioters, a2d lively times are
! anticipated if arrests are attempted.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05

when he Is most poisonous, and tie him
with forked stick TO a stake; then we
tease him until he is in a great rage.
This Is done by passing q switch over his
body from his head TO his tail. When he
threShes the ground with his BODY and his
eyes grow bright and sparkle like dis-
mends, we kill deer, antelope or some
other small animal, aud tearing out the
hyer throw 1t TO the snake while il is warm
and the blood is still coursins throurh il
The reptile viii strike 1t again and again.
AMI pretty soon it will turn black. When
ne tires the snake is teased again, ana he
Is induced to sink his fangs into the soft
flesh until all the poison has been extract
ed from hlln and the liver is reekins with
1t. He IS then killed, and the liver lifted
with sharp pole, for so dangerous is it
no one dareS TO touch it. The liver is let
lie for about an hour, when it will be let
black and emit sour smell. Arrows are
then brought and their iron heads pushed
into the liver up to the shaft. They are
lett sticking there for about an hour and
half, when they are withdrawn and dried
In the sun. A thin glistening yellow scum
adheres to the arrow, and if it so much as
touches raw flesh it is certain to poison IT
to death"
asked If Indians still used poisoned
arrows. No. he replied, mo man, Indi
an or white man, for years past has been
shot with these arrows, and they are no
longer made
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05
FOREIGN.

BoULANGER's challenge to fight a duel
has been submitted to Nj. Ferry, and re-
ferred by the latter TO two of his friends.
THE French steamer La Verite has been
burned at MOgadon, Morocco, with loss
of six lives.
4 FIRE at Liedkerke, in Brabante, Bel
giGm, destroyed thiry-three houses,
rendering two hundred people homeless.
LORD CHARLES BEREsFORD's resignation
as Il junior lord of the admiralty has been
refused by the queen.
GENERAL BoULANGER said to have
asked permission of his superiors to
challenge NJ. Ferry to fight duel on ac-
count of the latter's recent speech at
Epinal.
The Swiss government has begun
operations under the new spirit monopoly
law by purchasing years supply of
alcohol.
A VIOLENT volcanic cru ption has occ ur-
red on the island of Galita, off the coast
of Algeria. Streams of lava are issuing
from the crater of tho volcano, and the
glare of the flames emitted are visible
for fifty miles.
ANOTHER bye election in England has
resulted in large gains for the G!adsto
means. The tide of British public opinion
seems to be setting in strongly against
the government.
ALL the members of the italian cabinet
have resigned on account of the death of
the premier, Sigu0r Depretis. Siguor
CispI, minister of the interior in the
Depretis government, will form a new
ministry, composed mainly of his recent
associates in the government.
Mr.. O'BRIEN, editor of United ireland,
said last night that the first effect of the
Irish Land bill would be to bankrupt and
destroy majority of the landlords in Ire
land, and the next effect to destroy the
Government, which had purchased Office
with concessions destructive to the con-
servative party. After bitter struggle
of six months, he said, the ministry had
adopted Mr.. Parnells bill, and it was the
plan of campaign that forced them to
pursue their present course.
The release of George Bidwell, the Bank
of England forger, who in 1872 was
sentenced to imprisonment for life, is
unprecedented in the romance attaching
to the circumstances of his discharge.
The pardon of this famous criminal was
effected through the unceasing efforts of
a devoted sister, who spent seven years
in trying to obtain her brCther's liberty.
How she finally accomplished her object
nobody appears to know The police
officials declare that they are entirely in
the dark as to the secret of her success,
but all agree that Bidwells discharge
was brought about solely through her eff
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05
Welsh Wisdom.

Three things of short continuance
lady's love, chip fire aud a brook hoed.
Three miseries of mans house
smoky chimney, dripping roof and
scolding wife.
Three things that ought neSe- TO be
from home-the cat, the chimney and the
housewife.
Three essentials TO a false story teller
a good memory, bold face and fools for
an audience.
Three things that are as good as the
best-brown bread in famine, well water
in thirat and grey coat in cold.
Three things that are seen in peacock
the garb of an angel, the walk of thief
and the voice of the devil.
Three things it is uuwise to boast Of
the flavor of thy ale, the beauty of thy
wife and the contents of thy purse.
Three warnings from the grave
"Thou knowest what / was; thou seest
what / am; remember what thou art TO
be-"
Three things that never become rusty
the money of the benevolent, the shoes
of the butchers horse, and q woman's
tongue.
Three things not easily done-to allay
thirst with fire, TO dry wet with water and
to please all in everything that is done.
Three things as good as their better
dirty water to e1tinguish the fire, an ugly
wife to blind man and wooden sword
70 q coward.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
FIRES AND CASUALTIES.

! RAPIDLY flowing gas wells were struck
/ Wednesday at Paramount and a: Hart
ford city, Ind.
Ten persons lost their lives in the
| Hopedale disaster on the Alton road, and
! twenty five were injured, of whom all
! butthree are expected to recover.
WHILE decorating st. Joseph's Catholic
| Church at Erie, Pa, Thursday an artist
! named Jefferson Adams fell from the
/ scaffolding, a distance of fifty feet, and
was instantly killed.
THE devastation by the recent flood in
/ the great Darlington Mass region has
| been so complete that 1t is believed 1t will
! take years to restore the land to Its form
eT fertility.
AT Key West, Fla, seven new cases of
yellow fever developed Monday, but there
were no deaths. The disease is thought
70 have run Its course.
WALLACE PHILLIPS one of the specta-
| tors at Sells circus, at Clinton, H., who
was shot during the progress of sham
Indian fight, died Monday. Another of
. the injured persons is very low.
By the falling of an elevator in the
Quincy In.) Metal Wheel Works, Tues
day morning, j. i. Little, the foreman,
was probably fatally injured, and Angus
Petty man, an emplOye, had his neck
| broken.
IL No. l slope of the Susquehanna Coal
Company, at NanticOke, Pa, an explos-
ion of gas occurred Monday morning,
mangling three miners in shocking
manner. One of the victims is dead and
the others can not live.
5THE Detroit Free Press says the pres
ent visit to Europe of General Alge,
Chauncy NJ. Depew, and Henry Z. Led
yard involves the placing of S7,O00,0OO
bonds with English capitalists for the
building of new transc0ntinental line.
DURING the third week in May cy
clone ragged in the Bay of Bengal, many
vessels being wrecked and hundreds of
lives lost. The steamer Sir John Law
renee went down, carrying to watery
graves the 800 persons on board, mainly
women pilgrims en- route to the temple
of Juggernaut, at Puri
A PASSENGER train on the North Wis
consin division of the Chicago, St. Paul,
Minneapolis d OC'aha railway, ran into
an open switch at Cumberland station,
Wis, partially wrecking the train and
killing Engineer DonahUe and Fireman
Webster.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-08-05

A Chicago man. in attempting to jump
on Il closing bridge, had both legs brok-
en-. When he had Ueen taken to hospi
tai and relieved as much as possible, of
his suffering, n physician asked him why
he jumped upon the bridge. "Wae your
time SO valuable that you felt it to be
your duty to risk your life?"
"Yes, sir"
That's the way with our Chicago poo
ple," said the physician, addressi ng
some one who stood near. Every thing
is sacrificed upon the altar of time; but
it is this rushing spirit TINT has given
Chicago an advanced position among the
great cities of the world. My friend"
again speaking to the wounded man,
you did not stop to consider the danger
OF your unfortunate hurry, did you?'
NO sir"
"Your aim was to get over on the north
side as soon as possibleT'
''Yes, sir"
"Your mind was wholly taken up with
the business awaiting your"
eyes, sir"
Wonderful people, sir" said the ply
sician, again addressing the bystander.
"And" turning to the wounded man,
"you would have rushed in front Of rail
road train?"
Il guess | would, sir"
What business was it that could not al
low you to wait few moments until the
bridge could be closed?"
well, you see n Teller named Jim had
Jest opened new saloon, an tapped n
keg of free beer, an put out lunch, an
/ knowed that if didn't hustle the fellers
would get away with it all, an didn't
have time to wait for the bridge to close,
but almost wish now that had for I've
lost my chance anyway"